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Fiction Terms

Published on Aug 16, 2016

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Fiction

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point of view

the angle, or perception, from which a story is told 
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Mood
evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions

Tone

the author’s attitude toward the subject
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diction

the way a character speaks
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Connotation-
the social meaning of a word
(He is such a dog!)

Denotation

the dictionary definition of a word

Setting

time and place a story occurs
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Plot

unified structure, or action, in a story

Theme - the critical belief about life, or the "lesson" that the author is trying to convey

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protagonist

The main character of a story
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Antagonist

the character or force against which the protagonist struggles
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Narrator -
the voice and implied speaker of the story, to be distinguished from the actual living author

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